Yeah! First of the grade and an absolute battle - lowered off with very little left. I've never had so many attempts at a route before. Got the moves dialled a couple of weeks ago and still managed to peal off the wobbly jug at the lower-off. Today, had a banana & caffeine gel 20 minutes before the RP which perhaps made the difference... who knows. Thanks to Ellis for the belay and encouragement throughout. Awesome pumpfest & probably even better than Empire.

Yeah! First of the grade and an absolute battle - lowered off with very little left. I've never had so many attempts at a route before. Got the moves dialled a couple of weeks ago and still managed to peal off the wobbly jug at the lower-off. Today, had a banana & caffeine gel 20 minutes before the RP which perhaps made the difference... who knows. Thanks to Ellis for the belay and encouragement throughout. Awesome pumpfest & probably even better than Empire.